Fathers’ Day card, from my daughter Kate, painted by my grandson Lucas. Mick Burton, continuous line artist.
This action painting, by my grandson Lucas, reminded me of a fast rushing stream.
My daughter Kate is a professional artist and film maker (see my post of 2 February 2016 – “BB” by Kate Burton, Glasgow film maker, at London Short Film Festival),
“BB” by Kate Burton, Glasgow filmmaker, at London Short Film Festival.
Three year old Lucas receives plenty of encouragement to make pictures.
Lucas also squeezes paint tubes directly onto a piece of card to create mixes of paint, before Kate provides another piece of card to squash the paint. There is a sort of ink blot “butterfly” copy effect.
Lucas squeezes paint directly from the tube. Mick Burton, continuous line artist.
Here are some results, along with “Grandad” type observations.
Lucas watery landscape. Mick Burton, continuous line artist.
This result made me think of a sort of Chinese or Japanese landscape painting. Here is a modern version for comparison.
Autumn Mountains at Dawn, by Zhang Daqian. En.wahooart.com.
The next picture has the appearance of a flying elephant, and I have done a few continuous line elephants in my time.
Lucas’s flying elephant. Mick Burton, continuous line artist.
Lucas’s flying elephant. Naturally, he has a squash copy flying the other way. See below Dumbo, the most famous flying elephant.
Dumbo the Elephant, from Tim Burton’s remake of Dumbo Takes Flight.
Another Lucas watery image reminded me of a Monet.
Lucas – garden pond squash painting. Mick Burton, continuous line artist.
Here is one of Monet’s many paintings of water lilies.
Water Lilies Giverny – by Claude Monet.
One day I may tell you about a picture Kate painted when she was four.
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